Its not very often when Bollywood meets Trance, this kind of fusion is quite rare, some tracks find their way into your heart, others break boundaries and find their way across the world – “Ishq Hai” has done both.
Soulful ballad in Netflix India’s “Mismatched” has now been reborn as a global anthem with groundbreaking collaboration from Dutch Trance legend “Armin van Buuren” and iconic singer-songwriter “Craig David”.
With more than 300 million streams worldwide, and over 175 million plays on Spotify India alone, the wasn’t just a TV soundtrack anymore but a viral sensation which can be found on every other reel and youtube shorts.
2025 witnessed second life for this amazingly produced track where it is also important to emphasize that Armin van Buuren, who has been touring India since almost 2 decades, chose this track for his first-ever collaboration with an Indian artist and he is not alone, joining him is UK superstar “Craig David” marking his debut entry into Indian music.
Armin van Buuren’s signature trance style making it festival-ready anthem, which starts gently & then weaving into euphoric melodic uptempo beats which is really crazy & quite enough to destroy any and every dancefloor. Amazingly vocals from Craig David binding it across cultures without losing its original essence done by Anurag Saikia.
“When I first heard Ishq Hai, its emotion and melody instantly stayed with me… we kept its soul but gave it the energy to connect with dance floors all over the world.” – Armin van Buuren
“I had a great time adding my verse and being part of a version that opens the song up to even more people worldwide.” – Craig David
“Working with Armin and Craig demonstrates music’s potential to connect listeners on a profound emotional level. This is love, indeed!” – Anurag Saikia
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